FESTIVALS: Czech and Slovak Films Get Special Attention at Karlovy Vary
PRAGUE: Three Czech/Slovak coproductions and another six Czech films will vie in the three competitive sections of the Karlovy Vary IFF, which opens on 29 June 2018.
Lithuanian Series Wins NATPE Pitch & Play Live!
BUDAPEST: In the Dark (LNK), a reality format series, won the third edition of Pitch & Play Live! at the 2018 edition of NATPE Budapest on 27 June 2018.
MIDPOINT Opens Call for Short Film Workshop
PRAGUE: The script development programme MIDPOINT is accepting applications for its workshop for short fiction films in development.
Cold War Racks up International Sales
WARSAW: Cold War directed by Paweł Pawlikowski has been sold to over 15 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. The film which won Best Director for Pawlikowski in Cannes…
FNE at Paphos IFF: Iran and Belgium Win Top Prizes at Cyprus Fest
NICOSIA: The third Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), which ended on 24 June 2018, announced the winners of the Audience International and Student short film awards.
HBO Acquires Broadcast Rights for Nineteen Bulgarian Films
SOFIA: HBO has signed a deal for the forthcoming broadcast of nineteen Bulgarian films produced after 1989. Sixteen of them are feature films, while three are documentaries. The deal is…
Coco Partners with Romania’s Avanpost
COTTBUS: Romanian post-production house Avanpost will be sponsoring the new Avanpost Pitch Packaging Award at the East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.
Open Call for New Technologies Film Workshop in Poland
KRAKOW: The Film Spring Open Foundation has announced an Open Call for the Film Spring Workshop 2018, organised with the support of the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme as well…
PRODUCTION: Patryk Vega Shooting Crime Film Plagues of Breslau
WROCŁAW: Polish box office hit director Patryk Vega is working on his new crime thriller entitled Plagues of Breslau and has announced that he has purchased rights to the Pitbull…
FNE at Art Film Fest: The Guilty Wins Best Film
KOSICE: The Danish film The Guilty by Gustav Moller won the Blue Angel for Best Film at the closing ceremony of the 26th Art Film Fest on 23 June 2018.…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Polish Sales Outfit IKH Pictures Promotion Boards East of West Competitor Via Carpatia
KARLOVY VARY: Polish sales and promotion outfit IKH Pictures and Promotion headed by Iza Kiszka-Hoflik will be representing East of the West competitor Via Carpatia directed by Klara Kochańska and…
Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell Filming in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: New Zealand's director/screenwriter/actor Taika Waititi is filming his anti-war satire Jojo Rabbit in the Czech Republic during a 40-day shoot lasting through mid-July. The film stars Scarlett Johansson and…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Charlatan
KOSICE: Slovak producer Livia Filusova of Furia Film, currently serving on the main jury of Art Film Fest (running through 23 June 2018), is on board the Czech/Slovak/Irish film Charlatan,…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian TV Partners on Animated Series How It Grows
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian production company Invida is producing a 13-episode animated series for Slovenia’s public TV RTV SLO, How It Grows.
FESTIVALS: Five Projects Selected for Sarajevo Docu Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Five documentary projects in post-production from the Southeast Europe will be presented at Docu Rough Cut Boutique at the CineLink Industry Days during the Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs…
FNE IDF DocBloc: New Title on East Silver Caravan
A short Ukrainian documentary is the newest addition to East Silver Caravan.
FESTIVALS: Paphos IFF Screens Short Films
NICOSIA: The third Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), running 22-24 June 2018, will screen 19 international short films and 11 student films.
Macedonian/Greek The Secret Ingredient Sold to Asia
SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Greek coproduction The Secret Ingredient, the debut feature by Gjorce Stavreski, has been sold to Asia. The Pay TV, VOD and SVOD rights were sold to CinemaWorld Asia…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian/Croatian/Italian Don't Forget to Breathe Starts Shooting
LJUBLJANA: Italian-born Slovenian director Martin Turk began shooting his third feature film Don't Forget to Breathe / Ne pozabi dihati on 19 June 2018. The coming-of-age drama is produced by…
